Kylie Lee Van Acker from Port Macquarie on bail for drug, gun charges

A 51-year-old Mid-North Coast woman on a long list of firearms and large-scale psychedelic drug supply charges has been granted strict bail after spending months in custody.

Port Macquarie Police Station. Picture: Gemma Ferguson

A 51-year-old Port Macquarie woman on a long list of firearms and large-scale psychedelic drug supply charges has been granted strict bail after spending months in custody.

Kylie Lee Van Acker was remanded in custody in August last year following her arrest.

She is facing several counts of possessing, manufacturing and supplying drugs.

In total she has been hit with 10 separate charges.

Police will allege in court that she was manufacturing and supplying drugs on a large commercial scale.

Natural psilocybin psychedelic mushrooms.

On August 6 last year police from the Coffs Harbour Region Enforcement Squad – assisted by the Mid North Coast Police District – executed a search warrant at a property on Bourne St at Port Macquarie.

During the search, police allegedly located and seized several items of interest including psilocybin, steroids, a firearm, ammunition and drug-related paraphernalia.

Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic substance in certain types of mushrooms, commonly referred to as ‘magic mushrooms’.

In addition to the drug-related matters, she has been charged with possessing an unauthorised pistol, not keeping a firearm safely and possessing ammunition without the proper permit.

Acker was refused bail at Port Macquarie Local Court on August 8.

In early October she was granted strict conditional bail to report to the Port Macquarie Police Station every day and abide by a night time curfew.

She must not drink alcohol or take drugs and must undergo testing to ensure she abides by this condition.

Her case will return to court on July 24.

Originally published as Kylie Lee Van Acker from Port Macquarie on bail for drug, gun charges